Social Media Friends and Family, Join the 50 days of Black History Challenge to recognize the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. Post a short biography of a notable African American or significant historical event impacting the lives of African Americans on Serve Your City’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ServeYourCityDC/. On March 19th, your posts will be copied […]
Around Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, we shared a photo of one of the many signs that have cropped up around the Hill since before inauguration day last year. The quote, by Dr. King, reads: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” It’s just one of the many quotes that Meg van Achterberg turned […]
A slew of new food and drink hot spots continues to pop up all over Capitol Hill. This list is comprised of mostly old spaces welcoming a new occupant. Predicted for 2018: A culinary transformation for Union Station, turning the transport center into a central food hub; and a healthy makeover of H Street NE, […]
Karen Ramsey has been a DC area resident off and on since 1994 and is currently a denizen of Trinidad neighborhood. The Daily Rider has been a fixture in the 1100 block of H Street NE since early 2012. In December, the shop closed in anticipation of opening at their new location, 600 H Street NE, […]
“Why on earth would anyone run a marathon?” This was my thought every year as I cheered for neighbors and my gym teacher at the NYC marathon, blocks from my childhood home. The cheering was fun—the running, not so much. Didn’t these people realize they could get to Central Park quicker by subway than by […]